Chapter 52 - Fu Li's Gratitude

"Can I even save them, even if I become strong, won't there be someone stronger than me, won't they be many, how will I exact justice, if I were to become everyone's enemy, won't I be alone, I don't want to be alone, maybe I should leave it, I was thinking too much, have I not already saved Dai Chen, I think that's enough, it's not like I can be a messiah, it was really arrogant of me to think that I can save everyone on my own, huh what has gotten into me, why am I feeling sad, it's as if I am on the verge of losing something very dear to me", thought Li Jie.

Without Li Jie's knowledge, his mind was getting covered with a grey, and his heart was getting shrouded with something black, his heartfelt heavy the more he was pondering over this situation that he could see, it wasn't even an inner battle, it was an onslaught from one side, every second that passed made him more anxious of something he wasn't aware of.

After walking around the slums, the more the maid Xiao Chu and everything that they saw just made them more depressed, they couldn't believe that Dai Chen and his siblings were living here, they started feeling more pity for Dai Chen and all those who live here, while the maid Xiao Chu was also poor, and she used to envy those who were of higher standing and were wealthy, but after witnessing this sight in front of her, she could only thank the heavens for providing her such wonderful life.

Living in the slums cannot even be considered living, after walking some more, they finally reached their destination, where Dai Chen showed them a hut which was made of twigs and branches and many other solid objects, looking at which Li Jie was first nervous, because meeting someone new for the first time is a bit hard for Li Jie, for a long time he has been in the Li Family castle, where he has been technically isolated since the news spread of him being a cripple, he only has his younger twins whom he sees everyday, but Dai Chen's siblings will be of the same age as him which made him a bit nervous, as it has been pretty long time for him to be around someone of his age, and he wondered how they will treat him, as they were getting closed to the hut, Li Jie felt more nervous, as for Dai Chen, he was very excited finally his siblings will get to meet brother Dai Chen, about whom he has been praising day and night, he knew that just like him they must be very excited, when they neared the door, the door of the hut suddenly opened, Li Jie was baffled as he hadn't even had the time to prepare, when a dainty thin girl could be visible opening the door, her clothes were full of patches but they covered every part of her body without even a bit of skin visible, what surprised the maid Xiao Chu was that even despite her clothing, the girl had this aura, where one can only bow, if not for the girls sunken eyes and pale face, she thought to herself that if this girl were to take care of health, she would look extremely beautiful, while Li Jie hadn't been able to understand, the maid Xiao knew the reason for the girl's appearance, it happened with the maids too, no matter how beautiful they were, working all day and night non stop, be it cleaning, cooking and every household chores and great amount of stress can make one look like this, she wondered just how badly was this small girl who looked to be of 12 years old was carrying on her shoulders, that she had such an appearance.

"Hello, You must be young master Li Jie, please welcome to our humble abode", said Fu Li politely, and then she gestured them to get inside the house.

"I apologize if I sound rude, but I hope you can leave your shoes outside, and here are the sandals I have prepared for you, and I am sorry but may I know who this kind miss is, I apologize for not being able to recognize you, as I haven't been told by a big brother about you", asked Fu Li respectfully.

The maid Xiao Chu introduced herself as the young master's maid, she goes to wherever the young master goes and provides any kind of help that she can provide to the young master.

Fu Li nodded in understanding and said, "first I would like to thank young master Li Jie for his mercy on my big brother and even helping him find proper work, where he can earn honestly, this might not be anything to young master Li Jie yourself, but It's a very big thing for us, that you did, if it wasn't for you, we would have been devastated", said Fu Li while bowing towards Li Ji.

but Li Jie stopped her, "First please miss Fu Li, I hope you don't call me young master, you are my brother Dai Chen's little sister, I can't accept your kowtow, I just hope you can call me brother, as for me, I consider you my sister, sister Fu Li and as I am younger than, I think I will have to call you elder sister Fu Li, said Li Jie in an embarrassed tone.

Fu Li was shocked, she had a completely different scenario played in her mind, when Dai Chen used to tell her and the other siblings about Li Jie, she thought that he might be made fool of, or he was tricked, and even if he was a good person, he might be disgusted right away by coming to this place and might act haughtiness, but he didn't and when she asked them to place their shoes outside she knew if it was of someone even in a little bit of high standing, they wouldn't be able to take it and start deriding and would humiliate them but instead he politely listened, and she could see the sincerity on the boy's face, as well as his age which didn't match his age, "After generations of strong beings Li family really gave birth to a monster, the other families must be panicking, as well as the royal family, who can't let anyone else replace them, and since when did someone of such high standing isn't a spoiled brat, but a gentleman, pondered Fu Li seriously.